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A Philstar opinion column argues that Agriculture Secretary William Dar's call to raise tariffs on imported rice is protectionist and as harmful as the NFA import monopoly. The piece treats the tariff proposal as a policy debate rather than an enacted change.
A possible Philippine tariff increase would cut import demand from a major buyer, but the proposal is not yet policy and its price effect is uncertain.
philstar.comBoo ChancoNov 5, 2019After 100 past neutral policy events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -2.6% to +2.3%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
